Health Data Breach Tracker/MA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Stavros Center for Independent Living Inc.

2,347 individuals · submitted March 18, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Stavros Center for Independent Living, reported that its BA inadvertently sent the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,347 individuals to the wrong recipients. The ePHI involved included, names, addresses, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided free identity theft monitoring services. As a result of this incident, the CE terminated its relationship with its BA and updated its policies and procedures related to address verification. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Stavros Center for Independent Living Inc.
State
MA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,347
Submission date
March 18, 2021
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Other
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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